ME: I-395/Route 9 connector

[yakra]

https://www.maine.gov/mdot/projects/I395rt9connector/
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=564602686db24531838b62583a4c6296

HOLDEN, Maine — It's been years in the planning and now the construction for the I-395/Route 9 Connector project is scheduled to begin in September.

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) project is expected to last three to four years and will cost an estimated $104 million.

That'd put anticipated completion in the Sept 2024 - Sept 2025 timeframe.

• The project will also create a "T" intersection with the current Route 9.
• The new Connector will be designated Route 9. The section of Route 9 from this intersection to Brewer will be designated Route 9 Business.

[vdeane]

Bumping this to note that it's looking pretty close, at least the end from I-395, and the signage for the new ME 9 and ME 9 Business routing are up.  Interesting style sign for the business route.

[vdeane]

Looks like it's opening next week, which explains why all the signage is up.  It appears that ME 9 will follow US 202 to I-395, so ME 9 Business will be from the end of the US 202 overlap to where the new connector will end.  I've seen the signage on US 1A referencing this.

https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/mainedot-officials-announce-when-the-i-395-route-9-connector-will-open/article_869f9c50-57ca-45c2-b66b-bdc5ce721614.html#//

[vdeane]

The ME 9 connector opened yesterday: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/06/27/bangor/bangor-government/i-395-connector-route-9-opens/

I should have the first batch of photos (uploaded to the Northeast Roads Facebook group) showing the new routes of ME 9 and ME 9 Business on my website tomorrow.  Future batches to follow in subsequent updates.

EDIT: First batch up on the I-395 and US 1A (Bangor) pages.

https://nysroads.com/photos.php?route=i395&state=ME
https://nysroads.com/photos.php?route=us1ab&state=ME